Afghanistan, the Taliban and their stance on constitutions and laws

June 01, 2023 • By Alistair Scrutton

constitution-building

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A conversation between International IDEA's Head of Communications and Knowledge Management, Alistair Scrutton, and the authors of the recently published report "The Constitution and Laws of the Taliban 1994-2001: Hints from the Past and Options for the Future", M. Bashir Mobasher, Shamshad Pasarlay and Mohammad Qadam Shah.

Guests:

M. Bashir Mobasher, postdoctoral fellow at the American University’s Department of Sociology
Shamshad Pasarlay is a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago Law School
Mohammad Qadam Shah, Assistant Professor of Global Development at the Seattle Pacific University School of Business, Government, and Economics

Background reading

"The Constitution and Laws of the Taliban 1994-2001: Hints from the Past and Options for the Future"

View our themes

Constitution-Building and the Rule of Law

About the host

Alistair Scrutton - Head of Communications and Knowledge Management

Head of Communications and Knowledge Management

Alistair Scrutton is the Head of Communications and Knowledge Management as of 23 March 2020.Members of the press may contact Alistair Scrutton via email at a.scrutton@idea.int or mobile phone +46…